Preparing to move a schema repository

You must complete some preliminary tasks before you move a schema repository to a new location or to a different database management system.

1. Create an empty database in the new location. You can create Microsoft™ Access databases with the Maintenance Tool. To create other supported databases, you must use the database vendor tools.
2. Instruct all users to log off the databases. New users cannot access the databases while you are moving the schema repository, but users who are currently logged in when the process begins cannot be detected or logged off. Some supported databases provide a tool for logging users off the database. Determine whether your database vendor has such a tool.
3. Back up all HCL Compass databases, even if you are moving only one schema repository or one user database. Backups prevent data loss due to unforeseen circumstances that might occur during the move.